Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study
ObjectiveHospital workplace violence is one of the most frequently reported types of workplace violence in the world, and it harms the mental and physical health of medical staff. Existing research on workplace violence focused more on cross-sectional studies, than longitudinal studies. Therefore, t...
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| author | Licheng Wang Xin Ni Zhe Li Yuanshuo Ma Yafeng Zhang Zhong Zhang Lei Gao Xinyan Liu Wenxin Yan Lihua Fan Lei Shi |
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| description | ObjectiveHospital workplace violence is one of the most frequently reported types of workplace violence in the world, and it harms the mental and physical health of medical staff. Existing research on workplace violence focused more on cross-sectional studies, than longitudinal studies. Therefore, this study examined the dynamic impact of hospital workplace violence on the mental health of medical staff, with the aim of providing appropriate countermeasures and suggestions for hospitals to develop targeted psychological intervention measures in time for medical staff who experience workplace violence.DesignA prospective cohort study.ParticipantsA total of 112 medical staff who had experienced workplace violence in the hospital for the first time were chosen.SettingAn unconditional latent variable growth curve model was established based on the average value of the general health scale scores of medical staff, and gender and violence types (intimidation threats, physical violence) as control variables. Each medical staff was assessed for depression and anxiety at 4 different time points and the changes in the trajectories was observed.ResultsThere were significant differences in the incidence of mental health and anxiety among medical staff at different observation times. There were significant individual differences in the initial mental health status, growth rate of anxiety and depression of medical staff.ConclusionsHospitals should undertake various psychological intervention strategies based on the staff's mental health to safeguard those who have experienced workplace violence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bdfed6960174780b74d90f4b3c5fefd2022-12-22T01:26:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-07-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.930118930118Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort StudyLicheng Wang0Xin Ni1Zhe Li2Yuanshuo Ma3Yafeng Zhang4Zhong Zhang5Lei Gao6Xinyan Liu7Wenxin Yan8Lihua Fan9Lei Shi10School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaNational Center for Children's Health, Children's Hospital Affiliated Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaNational Center for Children's Health, Children's Hospital Affiliated Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaThe Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaSchool of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, ChinaObjectiveHospital workplace violence is one of the most frequently reported types of workplace violence in the world, and it harms the mental and physical health of medical staff. Existing research on workplace violence focused more on cross-sectional studies, than longitudinal studies. Therefore, this study examined the dynamic impact of hospital workplace violence on the mental health of medical staff, with the aim of providing appropriate countermeasures and suggestions for hospitals to develop targeted psychological intervention measures in time for medical staff who experience workplace violence.DesignA prospective cohort study.ParticipantsA total of 112 medical staff who had experienced workplace violence in the hospital for the first time were chosen.SettingAn unconditional latent variable growth curve model was established based on the average value of the general health scale scores of medical staff, and gender and violence types (intimidation threats, physical violence) as control variables. Each medical staff was assessed for depression and anxiety at 4 different time points and the changes in the trajectories was observed.ResultsThere were significant differences in the incidence of mental health and anxiety among medical staff at different observation times. There were significant individual differences in the initial mental health status, growth rate of anxiety and depression of medical staff.ConclusionsHospitals should undertake various psychological intervention strategies based on the staff's mental health to safeguard those who have experienced workplace violence.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.930118/fullmedical staffhospital workplace violencemental health losshospitala prospective cohort study |
| spellingShingle | Licheng Wang Xin Ni Zhe Li Yuanshuo Ma Yafeng Zhang Zhong Zhang Lei Gao Xinyan Liu Wenxin Yan Lihua Fan Lei Shi Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study Frontiers in Public Health medical staff hospital workplace violence mental health loss hospital a prospective cohort study |
| title | Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_full | Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_short | Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Exposed to Hospital Workplace Violence: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_sort | mental health status of medical staff exposed to hospital workplace violence a prospective cohort study |
| topic | medical staff hospital workplace violence mental health loss hospital a prospective cohort study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.930118/full |
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